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Chapter 23

           Butforgettinghispurposeorchanginghismindbeforehecameclosetohim,heseizedhishandandvowedeternalfriendship,declaringwithanagreeablefranknessthatfromthattimeforththeywerebrothersineverythingbutpersonalappearance.Thenhetoldhissecretoveragain,withtheadditionofbeingpatheticonthesubjectofMissWackles,who,hegaveMrQuilptounderstand,wastheoccasionofanyslightincoherencyhemightobserveinhisspeechatthatmoment,whichwasattributablesolelytothestrengthofhisaffectionandnottorosywineorotherfermentedliquor.Andthentheywentonarm-in-arm,verylovinglytogether.

           ‘I’massharp,’saidQuilptohim,atparting,‘assharpasaferret,andascunningasaweazel.YoubringTrenttome;assurehimthatI’mhisfriendthoughIfearhealittledistrustsme(Idon’tknowwhy,Ihavenotdeservedit);andyou’vebothofyoumadeyourfortunesinperspective.’

           ‘That’stheworstofit,’returnedDick.‘Thesefortunesinperspectivelooksuchalongwayoff.’

           ‘Buttheylooksmallerthantheyreallyare,onthataccount,’saidQuilp,pressinghisarm.‘You’llhavenoconceptionofthevalueofyourprizeuntilyoudrawclosetoit.Markthat.’

           ‘D’yethinknot?’saidDick.

           ‘Aye,Ido;andIamcertainofwhatIsay,that’sbetter,’returnedthedwarf.‘YoubringTrenttome.

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